Ciidae of Michigan (Insecta: Coleoptera)

The family Ciidae Leach, 1819, occurs worldwide with approximately 720 species. In the United States there are 84 species in 13 genera. Given their relatively small size (~0.5 to 6 mm) and cryptic habitats, feeding in decaying fungi, recent regional fauna studies are lacking including the northeastern United States. To alleviate this gap in knowledge, in part, we review and identify 2,123 undetermined specimens collected in Michigan. We provide new state records for four species: Ceracis pecki Lawrence 1971, Cis americanus Mannerheim, 1852, Cis submicans Abeille de Perrin, 1874, Dolicocis manitoba Dury, 1919 which increases the total for Michigan to 25 species and update records for Michigan counties. In addition, we provide a modified key to Michigan species

Ciidae of Michigan (Insecta: Coleoptera)

The family Ciidae Leach, 1819, occurs worldwide with approximately 720 species. In the United States there are 84 species in 13 genera. Given their relatively small size (~0.5 to 6 mm) and cryptic habitats, feeding in decaying fungi, recent regional fauna studies are lacking including the northeastern United States. To alleviate this gap in knowledge, in part, we review and identify 2,123 undetermined specimens collected in Michigan. We provide new state records for four species: Ceracis pecki Lawrence 1971, Cis americanus Mannerheim, 1852, Cis submicans Abeille de Perrin, 1874, Dolicocis manitoba Dury, 1919 which increases the total for Michigan to 25 species and update records for Michigan counties. In addition, we provide a modified key to Michigan species

Killing Success With Kindness: The Professional Woman’s Struggle With Gendered Language In Art & Academia

Killing Success with Kindness is an investigation into the use of gendered language in art and academia, exploring what this language is, where it arises, and how it ultimately perpetuates ingrained inequalities. For my thesis project I conducted field and scholarly research on the ways female faculty and students in academia must restrict and tailor their interactions in order to achieve. Through conversations and a Google form questionnaire, I compiled first hand accounts of gender inequality, discrimination, biased interaction, and biased language to further bolster my understanding of widespread female suffering in scholarly settings. After conducting and linking research, I collaborated with another student, Lauren Cates, to create a zine utilizing this research. The intention behind this zine is to compile enough significant information to start a conversation amongst students, hopefully pushing them to consider their use of language more carefully in the future

Obtención de harina a partir de la cáscara de Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa (calala), Laboratorio 101 y LAFQA, Departamento de Química, UNAN-Managua, mayo-noviembre 2021

La presente investigación se caracteriza por la obtención de harina a partir de cáscara de Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa (calala). El objetivo es la obtención de una harina natural a partir de la cáscara Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa (calala) mediante las operaciones unitarias de deshidratación y reducción de tamaño, elaborando un flujograma para ver su proceso de elaboración, realizando los análisis genérico generales para la estimación de la calidad y la creación de la etiqueta nutricional del producto en base a la norma técnica centroamericana. La obtención de harina de cáscara de Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa (calala) se realizó por reducción de tamaño de la cáscara previamente deshidratada a una temperatura de 150 ⁰C durante un tiempo aproximado de 3 horas y 30 minutos. Los resultados obtenidos en la calidad de la harina fueron los siguientes: cenizas por método AOAC 923.03 se obtuvo 5,76 %, humedad por el método AOAC 952.08 se obtuvo 15 %, grasas por el método AOAC 120.39.C se obtuvo 0,479 %, proteínas por Kjeldahl AOAC 346-A-5196-100-R3 2,0691 %, carbohidratos por el método AOAC 101.92. Se obtuvo 76.6919 %. Palabras claves: elaboración, harina de Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa, análisis genéricos, operaciones unitaria

Propuesta Plan de Responsabilidad Social Empresarial para la Compañía Alimentos Comapan S.A.

Enlace E-Book Código de ética, Formato de diagnóstico para la Empresa Comapan.Las empresas enfrentan cambios en su funcionamiento y prioridades debido a la exigencia cada vez más alta por parte de los grupos de interés que intervienen en el proceso, es por ello por lo que por medio de la implementación un Plan de Responsabilidad Social Empresarial para una compañía como COMAPAN se busca integrar las acciones que se realizan dentro de la empresa con las necesidades ambientales y sociales de sus grupos de interés, esto combinado con las estrategias comerciales de la misma.The companies change in their operation and the needs due to the increasingly high demand on the part of the interest groups that intervene in the process, that is why through the implementation of a Corporate Social Responsibility Plan for a company like COMAPAN seeks to integrate the actions carried out within the company with the environmental and social needs of its stakeholders, this is combined with its commercial strategies

Reflexiones desde el Aula de Clases en Arquitectura

Las líneas que siguen a continuación son el resultado de un ejercicio académico de estudiantes de noveno semestre del Programa de Arquitectura de la Universidad de la Costa, en el marco de la asignatura Electiva en Proyecto de Investigación II dirigida por el profesor Samuel Padilla-Llano, donde se aborda la investigación como un proceso de coproducción del conocimiento a través de metodologías y estrategias pedagógicas en el aula que permiten al estudiante deconstruir conceptos y elaborar colectivamente posturas y argumentación que aporten a la elaboración de ejercicios investigativos que decantan en productos de investigación y que reflejan en aprendizaje y el dominio de las competencias genéricas y específicas que consolidan su formación académica y profesional. La metodología de este ejercicio rápido de escritura está basada en las lecturas previas de fuentes primarias y bibliografía estructurada en las temáticas desarrolladas en la asignatura las cuales tienen un enfoque en la relación existente entre la arquitectura y los saberes relacionados con la salud y la medicina. Durante una sesión de clases de 3 horas se realiza un debate para socializar y puesta en común de las ideas. Posteriormente cada estudiante dedica un tiempo de la misma sesión a la elaboración del escrito bajo los parámetros indicados (ser reflexiones inéditas, usar citas bibliográficas a partir de las lecturas, tener control del sistema de citación APA). Luego se socializa el resultado y se organiza en documento colectivo y se prepara la publicación conjunta como resultado del trabajo reflexivo. Esta serie de lecturas realizadas durante el curso plantea la lectura semanal de dos artículos. Estos artículos que referencian trabajos locales, nacionales e internacionales, abordan elementos que ponen en discusión las formas de habitar del ser humano y la calidad de vida en los espacios donde trascurre el habitar. Preguntarnos sobre la calidad del hábitat humano y los aspectos que la definen, también es un acto que los arquitectos desde una disciplina concentrada en el hacer espacios para habitar (la casa, la calle, el barrio, la ciudad, etc.), debemos asumir con vocación y conciencia del efecto y la importancia que tiene sobre la vida del ser (o seres) que habitan el espacio. Y desde esa conciencia, el hacer la arquitectura es el arte de pensar, proyectar y configurar formas de habitar en el mudo

Global patient outcomes after elective surgery: prospective cohort study in 27 low-, middle- and high-income countries.

BACKGROUND: As global initiatives increase patient access to surgical treatments, there remains a need to understand the adverse effects of surgery and define appropriate levels of perioperative care. METHODS: We designed a prospective international 7-day cohort study of outcomes following elective adult inpatient surgery in 27 countries. The primary outcome was in-hospital complications. Secondary outcomes were death following a complication (failure to rescue) and death in hospital. Process measures were admission to critical care immediately after surgery or to treat a complication and duration of hospital stay. A single definition of critical care was used for all countries. RESULTS: A total of 474 hospitals in 19 high-, 7 middle- and 1 low-income country were included in the primary analysis. Data included 44 814 patients with a median hospital stay of 4 (range 2-7) days. A total of 7508 patients (16.8%) developed one or more postoperative complication and 207 died (0.5%). The overall mortality among patients who developed complications was 2.8%. Mortality following complications ranged from 2.4% for pulmonary embolism to 43.9% for cardiac arrest. A total of 4360 (9.7%) patients were admitted to a critical care unit as routine immediately after surgery, of whom 2198 (50.4%) developed a complication, with 105 (2.4%) deaths. A total of 1233 patients (16.4%) were admitted to a critical care unit to treat complications, with 119 (9.7%) deaths. Despite lower baseline risk, outcomes were similar in low- and middle-income compared with high-income countries. CONCLUSIONS: Poor patient outcomes are common after inpatient surgery. Global initiatives to increase access to surgical treatments should also address the need for safe perioperative care. STUDY REGISTRATION: ISRCTN5181700

Hypogena reburra Grey & Smith 2020, sp. nov.

<i>Hypogena reburra</i> sp. nov. <p>(Fig. 34)</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 366ACB0D-E575-4B75-BD9D-1C71CE1013DB</p> <p> <i>Type Material</i>: HOLOTYPE: (female) labeled: (a) Columbia; (b) 46-20; (c) Hypogena topino; (d) Tenebrionid Base / Aaron D. Smith / Catalog # 20166; (e) “ HOLOTYPE / <i>Hypogena / reburra /</i> Grey & Smith, 2020” (BMNH). Designated here. This specimen is in poor condition, so no internal structures were examined. (See Fig. 34).</p> <p> <i>Diagnosis</i>: This species can be readily identified by the long erect hairs that arise from punctures on the pronotum and the elytral striae. This species is also more elongate than other <i>Hypogena</i>. The type for this species is a female and does not have horns. It is assumed that as all other species in this genus have horns, this species also has a horned male. However, since most other characters are conserved between males and females of this genus, this species is distinct enough that the male could be correctly identified (Fig. 34).</p> <p> <i>Description</i>: Female. Size: 9—10 mm, 2—3 mm.</p> <p>Head. Intraocular space raised and continues transversely inwards (23:2); intraocular space not impinging on eye (24:0). Antennae at least as long as pronotum (20:1). Puncturing on vertex and frons at least as large as eye fac- ets (25:2; 27:2). Punctures on clypeus smaller than eye facets (31:1); evenly distributed across clypeus (32:2). Gena does not extend laterally past eye (36:0). Antennae does not form club (17:0). Third antennomere more than 1.5 times second but same size as fourth (18:0; 19:2). Anterior edge of clypeus flat with anterior corners rounded (30:1). Mentum trapezoidal (40:0); punctate and setose (41:1; 42:1); setae long. Labrum fully setose (39:1). Mandible with distinct groove continuing to attachment point of cranium (44:1).</p> <p>Thorax. Pronotal punctures biordinal in size (54:1); coarse punctures concentrated on lateral portions of pronotum (57:0). In lateral view, pronotum is not arched (58:0). Lateral edges of pronotum not parallel (61:0). Margin of pronotum narrowly expanded less than size of coarse puncture (62:1). In anterior view, pronotum forms shallow, complete arch (60:2). Anterior edge of pronotum not reaching eye (63:0). Hypomeron not smooth (75:0); prosternum coarsely punctured (67:2); punctures separated by about one diameter (68:1); setae not present on prosternum (66:0). Mesepisternum coarsely punctate (71:2); punctures separated by one diameter(72:0). Elytra striate and shallowly punctate (46:1; 47:1). Strial punctures separated by more than one diameter (48:1). Long hairs arising from strial punctures (3:1). Elytral interstices convex and punctate (49:1); punctures more than one fourth size of strial punctures (50:0).</p> <p>Legs. Tarsi setose. Cuticular outgrowth present on proximal two protarsomeres (86:1). Tibiae with two apical spurs (85:1). Lateral edge of protibia with more than seven socketed spines on distal two thirds of protibia (81:1; 82:2). Spines present on medial edge of protibial, along entire length of tibia (83:1).</p> <p>Abdomen. First three abdominal segments not rugulose (89:0; 90:0;91:0); first three abdominal segments coarsely punctate; punctures with hairs arising from them (3:1). Length of hairs that arise from abdominal punctures more than five times width of puncture. Last two abdominal segments finely punctate. No abdominal segments bear setae shorter than five times width of abdominal punctures (94:0).</p> <p> <i>Distribution</i>: Colombia</p> <p> <i>Etymology</i>: The specific epithet <i>reburra</i> is a Latin root meaning “one with bristling hair.” This is a reference to the long erect hairs that cover the body of this species. It is feminine.</p>Published as part of <i>Grey, Luna & Smith, Aaron D., 2020, A matrix-based revision of the genus Hypogena Dejean, 1834 (Coleoptera Tenebrionidae), pp. 201-258 in Zootaxa 4780 (2)</i> on pages 247-249, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4780.2.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/3842368">http://zenodo.org/record/3842368</a&gt

Hypogena akuma Grey & Smith 2020, sp. nov.

Hypogena akuma sp. nov. (Fig. 10) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: A8A3A916-5ADC-4B24-9429-F3DF4BD2A091 Type Material: HOLOTYPE (Male) labeled: (a) “ Brazil:”; (b) “ Rondonia / 62 km SW Ariguemes / nr. Fdza Rancho Grande / 8-20-XI-1994 ”; (c) “ J. Eger; C. O’Brien ”; (d) “black light”; (e) “ HOLOTYPE / Hypogena / akuma / Grey & Smith, 2020” (FSCA). Designated here. Diagnosis: This species is distinguished from all other Hypogena species by the presence of a dense line of setae on the proximal end of the medial edge of each femur. It also has horns similar to those of H. marginata, but shorter and straighter than in the type for that species. As many species of Hypogena have both major and minor males, it is unclear whether this is a major male or a minor male. Description: Male. Size. Length 8—9 mm; width 2—3 mm. Head. Distance between eye and cardo much smaller than width of cardo (34:1); cardo directly adjacent to eye. Clypeal horn weakly produced (4:1; 5:0) and not emarginated (6: 0); projected forward (8:0). Supraorbital horns short (10:1); tuberculate (11:0); not bent after initial production (12:0; 14:0); projected perpendicular from eye (13:1); finely punctate (15:1). Punctures on vertex and frons smaller than eye facets (26: 1). Antennae do not form club (17:1). Length of third antennomere less than 1.5 times size of fourth antennomere and is more than 1.5x size of second (18:1; 19:2); antennae with stellate sensoria (22:0). Gena not extending laterally past eye (36:0). Anterior edge of clypeus flat, corners rounded (29:1). Mentum trapezoidal and flat (40:0; 43:0); punctate and setose (42:1; 41:1). Labrum fully setose (39:1). Groove on mandible present, continuing to attachment point on cranium (44:1). Thorax. Puncturing on pronotum biordinal in size (54:1); Coarse punctures approximately size of eye facets; scattered across pronotum (57:2). From lateral view, pronotum flat (58:0). Lateral margins of pronotum not parallel (61:0). Margins of pronotum expanded larger than size of one coarse puncture (62:2). Pronotum narrowest anteriorly (59:1). Anterior edge of pronotum extending to middle of eye, but not past middle of eye (63:1). Hypomeron almost smooth, not punctate (75:0); not setose (76:0). Row of cuticular teeth present on posterior edge of metasternum (77:1). Mesepisternum punctate; punctures equal to size of eye facets (71:2); punctures separated by less than one diameter (72:1); not setose (73:0). Prosternum punctate; punctures smaller than eye facets (67:1); not setose (66:0); separated by less than one diameter (68:1). Prosternal process extends past posterior margin of pronotum (69:1). Elytra striate and shallowly punctate (46:1; 47:1); punctures separated by less than one diameter (48:0). Elytral interstices convex and punctate (49:1) punctures smaller than one fourth of size of one strial puncture (50:1); punctures separated by more than one diameter (51:1). Abdomen. Anterior fourth of first three visible abdominal sternites laterally rugulose (89:2; 90:2; 91:2). All abdominal sternites punctate and glabrous (94:0). Legs. Tarsi pubescent. Cuticular outgrowths present on first two protarsomeres (86:1). Tibiae with two apical spurs (85:1). Lateral edge of protibia with less than 6 socketed spines on distal fourth of tibia (81:0). Spines present on medial edge of protibia (80:1). Brush of setae present distally on medial edge of tibiae (84:1). Medial edge of femurs with distinct line of setae (78:1). Female. Unknown. Distribution. Brazil (Rondônia). Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Japanese name for a devil or demon. This is in reference to the male horns, which are similar to those in popular portrayals of demons. It is feminine.Published as part of Grey, Luna & Smith, Aaron D., 2020, A matrix-based revision of the genus Hypogena Dejean, 1834 (Coleoptera Tenebrionidae), pp. 201-258 in Zootaxa 4780 (2) on page 219, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4780.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/384236